Caps Connection - 12/14/2006 (Plain Text Version)

Bill Owens, CAPS, CGR
Chair

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In this issue:
Remodelers Discuss Housing Needs of Disabled Veterans
Chairman’s Message
50+ Housing Council Research Explores the Connected Lifestyle
Asking the Right Questions
The South and the West Will Go Grayer Faster
Creating Spaces
Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties Builds 25 Ramps to Freedom
Universal Design: A Home for Everyone
Thank You to Our Strategic Partners

The South and the West Will Go Grayer Faster

As boomers "age in place" and new ones move in, the Sun Belt and Western states will age much faster than the Rust Belt and the Plains states. That's the prediction of Brookings Institution demographer William H. Frey in a new 108-page study for the Mortgage Bankers Association's Research Institute for Housing America.

For the complete Business Week Online Article for Dec. 1, follow this link: www.businessweek.com/the_thread/hotproperty/archives/2006/12/the_south_and_t.html?campaign_id=rss_blog_hotproperty

Frey’s study can be found here: http://housingamerica.org/docs/6694_00Demographics_WP_WB.pdf